(19)
(11) EP 3 411 470 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.09.2017

(43) Date of publication:
12.12.2018 Bulletin 2018/50

(21) Application number: 17748084.5

(22) Date of filing: 01.02.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12N 5/02(2006.01)
C12N 5/0793(2010.01)
C12N 5/074(2010.01)
C12N 5/0797(2010.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/016079
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/136462 (10.08.2017 Gazette 2017/32)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 01.02.2016 US 201662289521 P
06.05.2016 US 201662332849 P
23.06.2016 US 201662354040 P
21.12.2016 US 201662437314 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Emulate, Inc.
    Boston, MA 02110 (US)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, CA 90048 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KERNS, S. Jordan
    Reading MA 01867 (US)
  • WEN, Norman
    West Roxbury MA 02132 (US)
  • LUCCHESI, Carol
    Westwood MA 02090 (US)
  • HINOJOSA, Christopher David
    Malden, MA 02148 (US)
  • FRASER, Jacob
    Somerville MA 02144 (US)
  • PUERTA, Jefferson
    Malden MA 02148 (US)
  • HAMILTON, Geraldine
    Boston, MA 02127 (US)
  • BARRETT, Robert
    Los Angeles CA 90012 (US)
  • SVENDSEN, Clive
    Pacific Palisades CA 90272 (US)
  • LEVNER, Daniel
    Brookline MA 02446 (US)
  • TARGAN, Stephen R.
    Santa Monica CA 90402 (US)
  • WORKMAN, Michael
    Santa Monica CA 90402 (US)
  • SAREEN, Dhruv
    Porter Ranch CA 91326 (US)
  • RAJAMANI, Uthra
    Los Angeles CA 90068 (US)
  • KASENDRA, Magdalena
    Boston, MA 02215 (US)

(74) Representative: McNab, Donald C. 
Marks & Clerk LLP 40 Torphichen Street
Edinburgh EH3 8JB
Edinburgh EH3 8JB (GB)

   


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